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THE NE " YEAR.

The old year is swiftly dying.
Soon we shall write Anno Domini
1888. The years behind us are full
of our deeds, both for good and evil.
In them, all of us have gained expert
ence and they should be made the
basis for grander work, for enlarged
and more mature thought-for a
better life. The year now opening
unto us, will be full of opportunity
that awaits our action either in fulfill
ment of life's best, highest, hottest
and happiest duties, or in the neglect
and waste thereof. There are days
and months ahead of us-space to be
filed, from which good fruit may be
plucked, flowers gathered, even
though thorns and obstacles grit us
on every side. In it lies either de-
yelopment, growth, or dwarfng. Let
us, manly and womanly press for
ward in the path of labor and recti-
tude, and not be either drones or
loiterers in the worlds teeming hive.
We extend to all our readers the
wish for happy and prosperous
New Year.
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WORDS TO THE OLD
YEAR


Old year, tits sad to know we part,
But God has decreed that eighty-seyen
Shall no more vile thoughts (0f mans
heart)
Reveal on earth-Only in Heaven.
Then go to the grave, thou inanimate year,
With faded joys and sorrows rest,
And I'll shed the lonely mourner's tear,
Repentant o'er thy lifeless, frozen breast.
Yes I'll heap the sod! 1t matters not
How deep and gloomy thy sleep shall be ;
Yet, tender memory shall mark the spot,
And lingering, oft I'll think Of thee.
Shall think of thee; thy deeds of love,
Thy ample space for peace and virtues
sway;
Thy calls to seek our home with God above,
Thy dread warnings Of this worlds decay.
Thy trembling hand strikes THAT mid
night knell
Admonish hence away my reluctant feet:
Dear old year, FAREWELL farewell!
Till Gods Angels bid us meet.
GEORGE FLYNN,
Martinsburg, w. Va, Dec, 81, 1887.
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SALVATION OIL


At Rules held in the Clerk Office of Circuit
Court Of Berkeley County, the 5th day OF
December, 1887
Rose NJ Thomas and James w. Thomas, Jr.,
her husband.
Virginia Throckmorton, D. w. Throckmor
ton, Molie Westenhaver, Lucien Weston
: haver. Mamie Throckmorton, John Throck
morton, Thomas, Jr., R G Thomas
Earl Thomas, Rose Thomas, Ella Thorn
as, Lille p Thomas, James NJ Thomas Jas
w Tabler. Trustee, and David Stewart,
Trustee.
The object OF the above suit is to have the
real estate which was devised by the late
Robert Stewart, Sen, to David and Robert
Stewart, in trustfor the ate Harriet 7 Thorn
as, sold and the proceeds distributed among
the children of Harriet T Thomas, according
to the provisi ons of the will fthe la'e Robert
Stewart, Sem, and have one-tenth part of
said real estate allotted to the above named
plaintiff, Rose NJ Thomas. And ii appearing
on affidavit filed in this suit that the said de-
fendants Mamie Throckmorton and John
Throckmorton, ARE non residents of this State
they are hereby required TO appear within
one month from the 10th day OF December,
1887, 1.-THE date of the first publication here.
off, and do what is necessary to protect their
interests In this matter
s. H. MARTIN, Clerk.
HUGHES & WHITE Atty for Pl'tff.
Dec 10TH 1887 4t
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1881
ENFORCE THELAW.

Every holiday we find pasted on
trees and posted on corners, printed
proclamations, announcing that it is
contrary to law to shoot off pistols,
ETC., and to fire crackers on the
streets, and that offenders would be
arrested and fined therefor 1t is
better not to issue the proclamation,
than to fail to enforce the law. I'm
less the Corporation means to exc
cute the ordinance, better abolish it.
The modern cracker is a charge for
a cannon, and, really, dangerous
thing. It is menace both to per-
son and property and the use thereof
as matter of public safety, should
not be permitted. The scope of the
ordinance should be enlarged and if
the police find persons using such
things and they are unable at the
msment to enforce the law, they can
take the names of the parties and at
tend to them subsequently. 1t is a
useless waste Of money, an annoy
ance and terror to the sick, and a
dangerous amusement to those who,
for the moment, enjoy health.
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SAN SHALL'S LECTURE.

We attended the supposed lecture
of Mr.. Sam Small, at the Central
Opera House, upon the subject
From Bar Room to Pulpit" We
expected thorough discussion of
total abstinence and prohibition.
We were sadly disappointed. Com
pared with Coughs lectures, it was as
a tallow dip to an electric light. His
vocabulary seemed very limited,
though his mouth emitted a perfect
cyclone OF anathemas. The minis
ter, the politician, the statesman
were the victims of his gibes and
the point of his jokes. His adver
tised subject was we'll chosen, but
his discourse was far, very far from
being either appropriate or COM
mendable. His attacks on the polit-
zeal parties were at least puerile, if
not less than that. His going with
in half mile of hell with the demo-
cratic party and using up the other
half mile if he had joined the repub-
lican party and his having the latter
party dead on stretcher, and he was
going to keep it there, would be good
bugle music for a political stump
speaker, but comes with bad grace
from the lips of protesting chris
tian minister intent upon doing the
human race, generally, good. Tue
platform Of a clerical lecturer is suit
cd for the discussion Of mans sins
and vices reformation, repentance
and salvation but not in anywise
adapted for the expression of per-
sonal partisan sentiments. There
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The State Of West Virginia.

At Rules held in the Clerks office of Cir
cult Court of Berkeley County, the 9Th day
of December 1887
ABRAHAM G. TABLER,
VS. In Chancery.
G. L. Tabler. o. c. Tabler, Administrator of"
John A. Tabler, deceased; S. F. Tabler,
widow of John A. Tabler, decd: Eliza
beth Swisher, nee Taber, and NJ Swisher =
her husband: NJ F Tabler. o. G, Table en-
Laura NJ Tabler, Annie E Emme so.
son, nee Tabler, and D. Z. Emmerson, helo
husband, Edward Tabler and Agnes %abler,
heirs at law of John A. Tabler, decd.
The object of The above suit is to par tition
in kind The real estate in Berkeley County,
West Virginia, owned by Abraham G. Tab
Ter, G. L. Tabler, and John A. Taber in
common, and of which John A Tabler,
died intestate seized of an undivided one
third interest therein, and il indivisab!e in
kind, to have the same sold and the proceeds
thereof divided among the parties or persons
properly entitled thereto. And it appearing
on affidavit filed in this suit, that the said de-
feudants, Elizabeth Swisher, NJ. Swisher and
NJ. F. Tabler, are non-resdents of this State,
they are hereby required to appear within
one month from the 10th day of December,
1887, 1.-THE date of the frs. publication hereof)
and do what is necessary to protecth their
interests in this matter
S II MARTIN, Clerk.
J. NELSON WIsNER Atty for Pit
Dec 10 1887 At
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
Valuable Farm.

Valuable Farm.
By authority of decree of the Circuit
Court, of Berkeley County. West Virginia,
entered on the Goth day OF April, 1887, in
the chancery cause of George A Chrisman,
Administrator of Abraham G. Vanmetre de-
ceased and others vs. Eliza Jane Vanmetre
and others, the undersig med Special Com
raissouers, ma led in said decree will sell at
public auction IN Martinsburg, W. Va, at
the front door of the Court House on
Tuesday, January 10th,
1888,
at 1870 O'Clock, p. NJ the following real es-
tate of which said A G, Va1metre, deceased
died SEIZED, viz: arm in Opequon district
said county about 2 mile from Martinsbnrg
Containing OF acres AMI eight square poles.
This land adjoins arm of \. B. Vanmeter,
Asahel Vanmetre ond Jam Rush. The i'm
LrovemcntS are q fine dwelling house, d sta
bic aud other oDtbuildlngs. The land is
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TERMS OF SALE tine 'hird each on
day OF sale, residue IN enc aud TWO years
purchaser giving oond for deferred pay
ments, bearing interest. lille reserved until
purchase mpneg Is paid
FORREST ". BROWN,
Z. BOYD FAULKNER,
Vi Y lNGLES,
j. NELSON WlSNER
Special Commissioners
George A. Chrisman, Admir-, VS.. Eliza j.
Vanme,re, ct. al.
| hereby certify tha; +. Boyd Faulkner,
one of the Special Commissioners in the
above entitled cause, has executed bond,
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GOT THERE JUST AS EASY
The Dickinson press., 1887-05-14
KERNsTowN OR WINCHESTER.

AS frequently happened in the fights of the
civil war, the Confederates designated the bat
tie of March % by one name, the Fedcrals by
another In the north it is known as the bat
tie Of Winchester, in the south as the battle
of kernstown.
Shields, to deceive jackson, concealed
nost OF his division in an out of the way spot
two miles from Winchester. A small guard
vas left in that village March 90 Turner
AshbTs cavalry came Ralloping into Win.
chester in pursuit Of Shields. They drove
back his pickets. Apparently there was only
a small rear guard of Union troops at Win
chester. There was sharp attack, which
was repellcd by the Federals, but the much
Scared veteran Shields was wounded again;
a fragment of shell broke his arm.
Gen. Banks Lad remained with Shields
division up to this time. But the morning of
March %, feeling certain that Stonewall
Jackson would not attack, he started to
Washington. Shields thought differently,
however, and with his broken arm in sling
made ready for the battle of Winchester.
AT 2 O'Clock Jackson came up with his
whole force, colors flying He stopped at
Kcrnstown, three miles south of Winchester.
:isLby had cncampcd there with his cavalry
after the skirmish Of the day before. Shields
force was upon ridge not far from Kerns-
town, though Jackson did not know how
large it was. His men We're wearied out with
marching, but be ordered an immediate and
hot attack on Shields right upon the ridge
near Kernstown. He hoped to sever Shields
line and cut him off from Winchester.
Jacksons men charged up the ridge with
great spirit, and were met with vigorous
artillery fire. Shields managed to hold the
Confedcratcs off till he had brought his re-
serves into line; then he attacked with his
whole force.
There was a fierce fight of three hours. and
then the battle Of Winchester or Kcrnstown
was over. Stonewa!l Jackson was defeated.
He lost two guns and 100 men i'll killed,
wounded and prisoners. Shields lost 544 ac-
cortling to the record.
The Dickinson press., 1887-05-14

hS exploring party was surrounded by hos.
Tile indians and cut to pieces, only Gen Lam
der himself escaping. He made five cxledi-
tons altogether across the continent, all of
them attended with danger and full of the
element of the rolna.'tic. He was perhaps
the only American who ever brought back an
uneApe!idtd fund from Il congressional ap-
preparation. Whoever dash and bra
very, as we'll as correct Judgment, were
required, Lander was to he de-
pended on. In 1860 he married
tile gifted actress Jean Davenport. In 1851
he offered his services to Gen. Scott, for the
war, Sin any capacity, at any time and for
any duty His offer was accepted, and from
that time on TILL his career closed all too
carly, lie was to be found where fighting was
he WAS wounded in the lcs at Edwards
Ferry, Int before the wound healed he was
off at Romney, Va, commanding the forces
there. Once he marched 1000 men forty
three miles through deep SNOW, and without
rest and with almost 10 food, charged them
upon Il Confederate camp at Blconery Gap,
routing it completely. SO impctllolls was he
that with a single aid lie gallopcd ahead Of
his men and demanded and received tho Con-
fc:l"iatc commanders sword.
SO little is known, however of this brilliant
and romantic figure that his name is seldom
mentioned the war "reminiscences which are
| no"- at flood t;le in the country. 1t is because
Gen. Lander died so early in the war Soon
| after the beg inning of 1862 his health
failed and he was at length stricken with
typhoid fever. He applied for leave of ab-
scncc from military duty, but before the per-
nit came while he was yet waiting, word
came that J;tcison's men We're in the neigh
borhoo'l. He rose from his bed, called bis
aids about him and with the old time fire in
his eye, purposed to make u midnight attack
AT that moment his hour struck He was
seized with u sudden congestion of the brain
and died in n few minutes
He was man Of fine physique and extra
ordinary personal magnetism. If he had
lived he would have been among the larger
figures of the war;
Lander dying, Gen. James b. Shields was
placed in command of his division.
Gen james b. Shields WINS ono of +ho ,,,d
The Dickinson press., 1887-05-14

Gen. Bee raiiiel bis lnen, but the next mo-
ment was shot dead al their head And from
that day on Thomas Jonathan jackson was
called "Stonewail." But students at tin. Eir.
ginia Military institute, where he was profcs-
sor of physics, nicknamed him the "Blue
Light Elder" because he was SO strict Pres
byterian There was in him more resem-
blance to the old Scotch covcnanter than in
any other soldier of this century
Jackson was born at Clarl;sburg. Va. in
1924. Slow, awkward, frien,llcss and bash
full, he yet struggled up through youth of
toll and poverty till be obtained the appoint
ment West Point cadet. In time he was
graduated there. He served in the Mexican
war as Il lieutenant, and won honors for his
bravery and coolne&s. Failing health led him
to accept the professorship in the Virginia
military institute. At the outbreak of the
civil war lie marched to Richmond at the
head of Il corp, of cadets he bad already been
drilling III anticipation OF fighting.
Stoncwall Jackson was moftaily wounded
by terrible voiiey fired by his own men
through mistake at Characteristic, May =,
1868.
After Manassas, III the autumn Of 1861, the
command of the Confederate army Of the
Shenandoah was given to Gen. Jackson.
Bodies Of Federal soldiers belonging to Gen.
Banks corps were in the Shenandoah and
about the head waters of the Potomac. where.
in the language Of q Confederate writer, they
"barassed the Inhabitants, and treated as pub
lie enemies all who refused to subscribe to the
Federal oath of allegia;lce.' jackson lad
been dartns about through the Shenandoah,
region here and there during the winter. Ills
own superior officers seldom knew where to
find him. SO rapid were his movements At
the close or the campaign even, when ne
wrote asking to join the Richmond army, Lee
wrote back word for him to come in u coz
fidential letter directed: "Gen. T. j. jack
son, Somewhere"
In November, 1861, Stonewall jackson had
occupied Winchester. 1t was point danger
ously near the Potomac, and Jackson sought
to get yet nearer. He made an attack on the
little town of Bath, very near the Potomac.
His intention was to cross the river. But he
was prevented from doing this by Gen. +. w.
Lander, who commanded the Federal forces
in northern Virginia. But he took possession
of Romney and divided the Federal forces in
northern Virginia. Then he made Ninches-
ter his headquarters during the winter, re,
cluiting large numbers of men. In March,
1862, Gen. Joseph f. Johnston evacuated Cen
treville and went nearer Richmond. At the
same time the Federal Gen. Banks advanced
The Dickinson press., 1887-05-14
Rather Too Much Reality.

OF the 100000 people who admired tho mag
niiicent chariot i'll which the fire king rode at
the storming of the ice castle, only few
knew of the sem-comical adventure some Of
the carnival directors had with tho vehicle
just before the carnival opened. On the Sat
urday before the opening of the carnival it
occurred to Manager Van Slyke that he had
better make II trial of tho chariot to SEQ that
it was i'll good running order. 1t was brought
and team Of horses hitchcd to it. Daniel
Moon was prevailed on to impersonate the
fire king.
Mounted on his throne, tho amateur fiery
monarch was being driven in royal state to-
ward the palace grounds when tho fore run
ners of the vehicle suddenly dropped into a
rnt and pitched the gasoline tank forward,
which had been negligently left uncovered
Mr. Moon was suddenly impressed with tho
belief that there had been volcanic eruption
in that ncighborhood and that ho was tho We
s'lvils down whose sides the fiery lava was
pouring 1t was close call for both himself
and the driver. BY dint of exertion on the
part of Mr. Van Slyke and the other gentle-
men who composed the fire kings extempo-
rize'l body guard, and by good deal of roll
ing in The snow and wrapping in blankets, tho
amateur fire king and his charioteers wero
rescued. But there was some scorched hair
md eyebrows and seven pairs of spang new
blankets Lurned in a few moments.-St Paul
Globe
The Dickinson press., 1887-05-14
toward Winchester. These two circumstances
induced Jackson to retreat to Woodstock,
forty miles south of Winchester.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY CAMPAIGN.

He was Immediately pursued by Gen. James
Shields with division from Banks corps
1t was evidently Jacksons intention to keep
within communicating distance of Johnston,
and to join him if advisable
Shields pursued jackson Us far as New
market. This was point within fifty miles
of Johnston. Shields seemed to be driving
the ono Confederate army to the other. He
suddenly changed his tactics and began a
feigncd retreat back to Winchester He
hoped thus to draw jackson away from John
ston. The trick was successful. Jackson
turned his face Winchestcrward again, fol-
lowing Shields
Gen. Banks meantime, who was in the chief
command in this part of Virginia, had been
ordered by Gen. Mcclellan on the 10th Of
March to take IL position near Manassas and
Centreville. points recently evacuated by the
Confel"rates Banks was to rebuild the rail.
way passing through Manassas to Washing
ton an'l keep the country south of the Balti-
more anI Ohio railroad free from Confcder-
ates. Til, included the Shenandoah valley.
Banks prepared to ols'y the orlcr march
ing his corps to Centrcville, leaving Shields
division of 5000 men behind to take care of
Jackson. Hcdi,l not believe jackson would
attack force so much superior to his own.
Shields had hoped that Jackson would at
tack him, however. With Jackson was Col
Ashly's cavalry, l,5o0 strong. Jackson's
force, exclusive of Ashhy's, is said to have
numbered 5000. Near Winchester Shields
halted and prepared for the attack which he
hoped would be made
1t was March ~. iSti2, that Gen. Shields
prepared for batto at Winchester. On the
2l of that month there died at Paw Paw
Va, Il man who, if lie hul lived, would have
taken Il Very lively part in the operations OF